De Materia Medica
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De Materia Medica is an influential 1st-century pharmacological treatise by Dioscorides that systematically catalogues medicinal plants, animals, and minerals used in ancient medicine.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek work
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medical text ⓘ pharmacological treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Greek medicine
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Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Dioscorides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulatedForCenturies | over 1500 years ⓘ |
| compositionDate | circa 50–70 CE ⓘ |
| describes |
animal-derived remedies
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mineral-based remedies ⓘ plant-based remedies ⓘ |
| describesApproximateNumberOfDrugs | about 600 ⓘ |
| describesApproximateNumberOfPlants | about 500 ⓘ |
| field |
botany
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history of medicine ⓘ pharmacognosy ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | Mediterranean region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGreekTitle | Περὶ ὕλης ἰατρικῆς NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinTitle | De Materia Medica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLongTermImpact | foundation of Western herbal tradition ⓘ |
| includesInformationOn |
dosage
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drug preparation ⓘ therapeutic uses ⓘ toxicology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Byzantine medicine
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Islamic medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaissance botany ⓘ medieval European medicine ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
materia medica
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medicinal animals ⓘ medicinal minerals ⓘ medicinal plants ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | extensive illustrated manuscripts ⓘ |
| notableManuscript | Vienna Dioscurides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 5 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 1st century ⓘ |
| structure | systematic catalogue of drugs ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
Arabic
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Hebrew ⓘ Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac ⓘ various European vernaculars ⓘ |
| usedAs | standard reference work on drugs ⓘ |
| wasAuthoritativeUntilCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
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